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Octavia Lawson 1925 - 1988

Octavia Lawson of Oak Forest, Cook County, IL was born on May 29, 1925, and died at age 62 years old on February 27, 1988.
Octavia Lawson
Oak Forest, Cook County, IL 60452
May 29, 1925
February 27, 1988
Female
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  • 05/29
    1925

    Birthday

    May 29, 1925
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  • 02/27
    1988

    Death

    February 27, 1988
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Octavia Lawson lived 9 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1925, in the year that Octavia Lawson was born, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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In 1935, when she was only 10 years old, the BOI's name (the Bureau of Investigation) was changed to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and it officially became a separate agency with the Department of Justice. J. Edgar Hoover, the Chief of the BOI, continued in his office and became the first Director of the FBI. The FBI's responsibility is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States".
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